Maximum Rent Determination and Request for Internal Review of a Decision to Reduce the Amount of an Incentive

This is the approved form under section 12 and subsections 51(5) to (8) of the National Rental Affordability Scheme Regulations 2020 (the Regulations). An approved participant must use this form to make an application to request either or both of the following:

• that the Secretary of the Department of Social Services (the Secretary, the department) make a determination that an incentive is available, for a rental dwelling covered by an allocation, for a period during which the rent charged for the dwelling was not at least 20 per cent less than the market value rent for the NRAS year; and/or
• that the Secretary conduct an internal review of a decision to reduce the amount of an incentive for a rental dwelling covered by an allocation (this applies whether the reduction was because of exceeding maximum rent or for another reason).

You must use this form and complete the Schedule to request an internal review.

Once completed, please submit your application form and schedule identified in this form to nras@dss.gov.au.

If you are unable to submit your application form and supporting evidence via email, please contact the NRAS inbox on nras@dss.gov.au.